Browse "Noun" Characters

Every character has an origin. Discover the pictographs, myths, and history behind each Chinese character — with pinyin, stroke order, HSK level, and audio pronunciation.

日照

rìzhào

'Rìzhào' literally combines 'rì' (sun) and 'zh

照明

zhàomíng

Zhàomíng literally combines zhào (to shine, ill

照片

zhàopiàn

照片 (zhàopiàn) literally means 'light picture'

澡盆

zǎo pén

‘澡盆’ literally combines 澡 (zǎo), meaning ‘b

淋浴

lín yù

‘淋浴’ (lín yù) literally combines ‘淋’ (to

澡堂

zǎo táng

‘澡堂’ (zǎo táng) literally combines ‘澡’ (z

满族

Mǎn zú

满族 (Mǎn zú) refers to the Manchu ethnic group,

满分

mǎn fēn

"Mǎn fēn" literally means "full points" or "full

消渴

xiāo kě

‘Xiāo kě’ (消渴) is a classical Chinese medica

清风

qīngfēng

‘Qīngfēng’ literally combines 清 (qīng), mean

清朝

Qīng Cháo

The term Qīng Cháo (Qing Dynasty) refers to the

清晨

qīngchén

清晨 literally combines 清 (qīng), meaning 'clear

净赚

jìng zhuàn

净赚 (jìng zhuàn) literally means 'pure earnings

净重

jìng zhòng

Net weight (jìng zhòng) refers to the weight of

净土

jìng tǔ

‘净土’ (jìng tǔ) literally means ‘pure land’

注解

zhù jiě

‘注解’ (zhù jiě) is a noun meaning ‘annotatio

注射

zhù shè

'注射' literally combines '注' (to pour, infuse) a

小河

xiǎo hé

'Xiǎo hé' literally means 'small river' — 小 (x

河岸

hé àn

河岸 (hé àn) literally combines 河 (hé), meanin

河边

hé biān

河边 (hé biān) literally means 'river side' — c

河水

hé shuǐ

‘Hé shuǐ’ literally means ‘river water’ — i

黄河

Huáng Hé

The Yellow River (Huáng Hé) is China’s second-l

需求

xū qiú

需求 (xū qiú) is a noun meaning 'demand' or 'nee

求同存异

qiú tóng cún yì

'Qiú tóng cún yì' literally means 'seek samene

片段

piàn duàn

‘片段’ literally combines ‘片’ (piàn), meanin

时段

shí duàn

时段 literally combines 时 (shí), meaning 'time',

路段

lù duàn

路段 (lù duàn) literally combines 路 (lù), mean

阶段

jiē duàn

阶段 (jiē duàn) literally combines 阶 (jiē), me

段落

duàn luò

段落 (duàn luò) means 'paragraph' — a distinct

体检

tǐjiǎn

体检 (tǐjiǎn) literally means 'body inspection'

安检

ānjiǎn

安检 is a compound noun meaning 'security check'

树荫

shù yīn

'Shù yīn' literally means 'tree shade' — the co

树林

shù lín

树林 (shù lín) literally combines 树 (shù), mea

树苗

shù miáo

‘树苗’ (shù miáo) literally combines ‘树’ (s

果树

guǒ shù

‘果树’ literally means ‘fruit tree’ — a tree

树木

shù mù

树木 (shù mù) is a formal, collective noun meani

望江楼

wàng jiāng lóu

Wàng Jiāng Lóu literally means 'Pavilion Overlo

钟楼

zhōng lóu

‘钟楼’ (zhōng lóu) literally means ‘bell towe

酒楼

jiǔ lóu

‘酒楼’ literally means ‘wine building’ — ‘酒

教学楼

jiào xué lóu

‘教学楼’ literally means ‘teaching-building’ a